Adult Courts

The collaborative justice model is being applied to several adult court types throughout California with great benefit. To learn more about these types of collaborative justice courts, select from topics below.

Community courts are an experiment in community-based justice. Like other collaborative justice courts, community courts aim to improve efficiency in judicial proceedings, match sanctions and services to offenders, and build bridges between public and private agencies that serve offenders.

Mental health courts combine judicial supervision with community mental health treatment and other support services in order to reduce criminal activity and improve the quality of life of participants.